粵

倚ji2靠kaau3

ji2 kaau3yǐ kào

English

  1. to lean on
  2. to rest against
  3. to rely on
  4. support
  5. backing
  6. back of a chair
  7. to lean on
  8. to depend on; to rely on

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 身體挨住其他人或者物件用嚟借力
  2. 依賴,多數用喺人度

Examples

  • 你倚靠幅牆休息下先。

    You can lean on that wall and take a rest first. ----

  • 佢倚靠父幹先可以咁快上樓。

    He was able to quickly afford a flat because he had his father's support.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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